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City Bans Calling Someone An ‘Illegal Alien’ Out Of Hate
NY Post ^ | 09/26/19 | Rich Calder, Julia Marsh and Aaron Feis

Posted on 09/28/2019 11:40:01 AM PDT by Enlightened1

It’s now against the law in New York City to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities or refer to them as an “illegal alien” when motivated by hate.

The restrictions — violations of which are punishable by fines of up to $250,000 per offense — are outlined in a 29-page directive released by City Hall’s Commission on Human Rights.

“‘Alien’ — used in many laws to refer to a ‘noncitizen’ person — is a term that may carry negative connotations and dehumanize immigrants, marking them as ‘other,'” reads one passage of the memo. “The use of certain language, including ‘illegal alien’ and ‘illegals,’ with the intent to demean, humiliate, or offend a person or persons constitutes discrimination.”

The directive goes on to list several examples of acts and comments that would run afoul of the restrictions, including harassing people over their accents or grasp of English, or wielding the threat of a call to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a tool of hate.

“A hotel prohibits its housekeepers from speaking Spanish while cleaning because it would ‘offend’ hotel guests or make them uncomfortable,” reads one hypothetical.

“An Indian immigrant family complains to their landlord about mold and cockroaches in their unit. The landlord tells them to ‘just deal with it’ and threatens to call ICE if they file a complaint in housing court,” reads another.

“A store owner tells two friends who are speaking Thai while shopping in his store to ‘speak English’ and ‘go back to your country,’ ” reads a third.

The Commission on Human Rights made clear that the directive is, at least in part, a rebuke of federal crackdowns on illegal immigration.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aliens; bans; hate; illegalallien; illegalimmigration; immigration; newyork; speech
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1 posted on 09/28/2019 11:40:02 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

[[[It’s now against the law in New York City to threaten someone with a call to immigration authorities or refer to them as an “illegal alien” when motivated by hate.]]]

Just make the call instead.


2 posted on 09/28/2019 11:42:32 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's a highway to hell.)
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To: Enlightened1

How about calling them “illegal alien” for accuracy, not “out of hate”.


3 posted on 09/28/2019 11:44:52 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Enlightened1

Federal immigration law uses the term “illegal alien.”


4 posted on 09/28/2019 11:45:21 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Liberalism is the belief everyone else should be in treatment for your disorder.)
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To: Enlightened1

When these feel good radicals start doing the same thing then we will stop calling illegal aliens for what they are.......illegal aliens. The gall that these idiots would ban illegal aliens being correctly called for what they are but they can call our President any name in the book, smear his character and try and destroy him......it’s outrageous!


5 posted on 09/28/2019 11:45:53 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: headstamp 2

It’s Great when a city decides for you whether to move or not :)

I like autumn and winter too much to move south.

But I’m about ready for PA

Gonna look at a few this week


6 posted on 09/28/2019 11:46:31 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Enlightened1

New York City goose steps to a different drummer.


7 posted on 09/28/2019 11:46:42 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Enlightened1

word.


8 posted on 09/28/2019 11:47:05 AM PDT by Drango (1776 = 2020)
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To: Enlightened1

Yeah well, we ain’t Congress, we’re Noo Yawkers! You got a problem widdat, pal? /s ;)


9 posted on 09/28/2019 11:47:31 AM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: headstamp 2

“Just make the call instead”

You have the right idea.


10 posted on 09/28/2019 11:47:42 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Enlightened1

” a call to immigration authorities”

So it’s against the law to call the police?


11 posted on 09/28/2019 11:52:23 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: dp0622

It’s Great when a city decides for you whether to move or not :)

We have friends and a relative, who pulled the plug and moved, from up and down the west coast (Seattle/Portland/SF area and San Diego.)


12 posted on 09/28/2019 11:53:07 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The line that separates satire and Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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Yeah it’s smart for some of these east and west coast cities and states to drive taxpayers away :)

They will be left with welfare folks, homeless, LGBTs, illegal aliens....

Did I leave anyone out? :)

That’s quite a group to build a city or state on.


13 posted on 09/28/2019 11:55:08 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Enlightened1

government entity banning speech, what a quaint notion. When i was a kid other kids called me fat. i wish they would have gone to juvie. But any father said, he would kick my ass if I complained to him again.


14 posted on 09/28/2019 11:55:25 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: Enlightened1

So 1st amendment not recognized, nor can we now quote or use terms in current laws?


15 posted on 09/28/2019 11:57:33 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: Enlightened1

And de Blowsthehole has done such a great job running NYC I don’t understand why the whole country doesn’t want him as president....bwhahahaha


16 posted on 09/28/2019 11:59:09 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: dp0622

Godspeed. That car in your rearview mirror will be me soon.


17 posted on 09/28/2019 12:00:12 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's a highway to hell.)
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To: Enlightened1
“The use of certain language, including ‘illegal alien’ and ‘illegals,’ with the intent to demean, humiliate, or offend...

“A hotel prohibits its housekeepers from speaking Spanish while cleaning because it would ‘offend’ hotel guests or make them uncomfortable,” reads one hypothetical."

Foreign nationals here unlawfully can "offend" hotel guests with their speech, but citizens in the community can not "offend" the illegal aliens with speech.

Yet another example that illegal aliens are superior to citizens according to these psychopaths. They get our 1st Amendment protections...and we do not.

There really is a new Revolutionary war going on, just isn't a 'hot' war...yet.

18 posted on 09/28/2019 12:00:13 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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We used to have something called the First Amendment.

Waiting for the ACLU to file suit.

Crickets.


19 posted on 09/28/2019 12:01:01 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Innovative

I just shorten to illegals. I correct anyone who starts calling them immigrants and tell them they are not immigrants, they are illegal aliens.


20 posted on 09/28/2019 12:02:08 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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